Question 865402
Take x^2 and shift it down 3 units



The "width" will stay the same since we're not compressing the graph in any way.



The vertex for x^2 is (0,0) and it shifts down to (0,-3) for y = x^2 - 3



Both graphs open upwards



Graph of <font color="green">y = x^2</font> and <font color="blue">y = x^2 - 3</font>


{{{ drawing(500, 500, -10, 10, -10, 10,
 graph( 500, 500, -10, 10, -10, 10,0,x^2,x^2-3)

)}}}